Police Still Baffled Lidcombe Bomb Outrage SYDNEY
Renewing his appeal to the public to assist in solving the Lidcombe bomb outrage, in which Alfred Ernest Smith and his wife, Mary Ann Smith, were killed,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
Courts & crime, 1938
3,665 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 28 of 184
Snags Hamper Police Search Drowning Fatality at Wyong
The search for the body of Sydney Wilfred Holme, 24, of Lowisham, who was drowned in the Wyong River on Sunday has been hampered by logs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Escape From Cell Prisoner Awaiting Court Appearance WOLLONGONG
As the prisoners were being taken to the Courthouse from the Wollongong look-up to-day, Adrian Jones was left behind, as his case was to be heard later…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Murder Trial Death of Truck Driver McFARLANE'S STORY Knew Nothing About Crime MELBOURNE
Giving evidence from the witness-box in his own defence, Roy McFarlane, one of the four men charged with the murder of John Thomas Demsey, told the Criminal…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£400 DAMAGES Miner's Claim Succeeds Struck by Mechanical Hare Maitland District Court
Edward William Aubin, of Fifth-street Weston, received, a compound communicated fracture of his left leg when struck by the mechanical hare as he went to catch…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Left No Trace Five People Missing Court Asked to Presume Death Sydney
In the Probate Court to-day, Mr. Justice Nicholas was asked for leave to presume the death of five persons who had vanished from their relatives and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →£2000 Claimed From Narrandera Grazier Incident on Lake Sub-manager's Court Story SYDNEY
Alleging that he had been assaulted, falsely imprisoned and slandered. Kermeth Robert Shute claimed £2000 damages from…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Assault Alleged
Francis Kenneth Harvey, 23, wharf laborer, was charged before Mr. Soane, S.M., at the Newcastle Police Court today with having assaulted Arthur…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Theft of Money
William Thomas Mason, 25, labourer, pleaded "Guilty" to having stolen, at Mayfield, on February 26, £4/15/2, the property of John Gumb. Mason was…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Arab Tracked by Police Dogs Arrested for Murder of Airman Jerusalem
As the result of tracking with police dogs, the leader of an Arab gang, alleged to have been responsible for the murder of Squadron-Leader…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Pedestrians Have Rights" Magistrate's Warning to Motorists
"It is just as well for motorists to know that the poor old pedestrian has some rights on the road. The pedestrian does things as silly as the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →"Not Punishment" Blind Woman Sent to Gaol SYDNEY
Lydia Evans, 44, who appeared at the Central Police Court to-day on a charge of vagrancy, said that she was a nursing sister with the British Army during the war,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Licensing Court Licence Transferred
The licence of the Beach Hotel, Newcastle, was transferred from Simon Richard Shields to William Edward Elson. Mr. K. W. Barnett (Messrs. Braye,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →MAITLAND—CESSNOCK—KURRI West Maitland Police Court (Before Mr. C. G. Carr-boyd, P.m.) Youth Bound Over
Edward Hassen, 18, pleaded "Guilty" at the West Maitland Police Court yesterday to a charge of having stolen £9/7/6, the property of Charles Foell, at…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Small Debts Court Verdict for Defendant
There was no appearance of the plaintiff, and a verdict in favour of the defendant, with 16/ costs, was returned in the case in which Les Brain, of…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →East Maitland Police Methods More Council Criticism School Hall Condemned
The Mayor of East Maitland (Ald. H. C. Morton) criticised the police supervision at East Maitland at a meeting of the council last night. It was decided to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →£250 AWARDED Pedestrian Struck by Car Maitland District Court
A verdict for £250 was returned in favour of Ralph Armstrong Laws, of Neath, by Judge Nield at the Maitland District Court yesterday when Laws…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Not Guilty Judge Directs Jury Demsey Murder Case Four Accused on Other Charges MELBOURNE
Stating that it was a case in which a jury could not properly come to a verdict of guilty, Mr. Justice Macfarlan directed the jury…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Driven Off Beach Visitor's Complaint to Stockton Council Council Seeks More Police
The demand for more police at Stockton was revived last night, when a visitor complained to the local council that she was driven from the beach by hoodlums,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labour Concession U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Help Unions WASHINGTON, February 28
Several Supreme Court decisions have considerably strengthened the Labour unions in their relations with employers. The Court held that a union seeking…
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